Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-03

all engine companies in this State. Four
elegant prizes are offered, one for steamers,
: two for hand engines and q sweepstake prize.
ihe brunswick companies are 20 compete
Tor the sweepstske prize. The rules and
regulations governing the trial of engines
prescribe that each hand engine will allowed
70 minutes to place machine and play, and to
force water through 200 feet of hose. Steam.
ers VIII be allowed the same length of time
to lay hose and play. The Brunswick en-
gines are to compete for the sweepstske
prize A parade is 10 take place at 10 AM,
dinner will be served at the Town Hall at
IL NJ. trial of engines at PM, the whole
to conclude with a firemsn's ball at the
Town Hall.
kHNNEBEC.
The Waterville Sentinel says,-Sunday.
the 2sth, three Fairfield young men, who
were driving out for their health, came TO
some grief on High street, Wsterville. In
turning around, the wheels of the carriage
were caught on the chatting iron, and before
any OF them had time for a second thought,
buggy, men, horse and all were jumbled to-
gether young men engaged team of
w. L. Clarkson Tuesday night, the 30th, to
go to Oakland They we're strangers and paid
in advance. Since that time nothing has been
seen or heard of them or the team One of
them was quite stout with red face, wore
black clothes ana was about twenty five years
old. The other was thin faced and wore a
black stiff hat and dark suit. The bosom of
his white shirt front was ruffled, The horse
was black with white star on forehead. har.
messed to Timken spring piano box buggy.
Ihe poilce have been notified in all direc-
uons.-A young man in Waterville who has
supposed his parents were both dead was
somewhat surprised not long since by the ap-
pesrance of his father. who has been in CALI
fornia for the last twenty years. When the
war broke out the father enlisted in the Goth
Maine regiment and was, according to report,
killed in the service, but after this long elapse
of time he turns up all safe and sound and
ready to claim his child The son who is now
over twenty years of age has spent the most
OF MS life IN Knocking about from one point
TO another, living here, there and everyw here.
KNOX.
Mr.. John j. Rollins, a farmer residing in
Camden on the west side of Hosmer's Pond,
under the eastern shadow of Ragged Mountain,
Is the owner of COW which is probably the
largest and at ths same time the handsomest
OF her kind in Maine, If not in New England.
She is four years old, and her shining black
coat relieved by white spots denotes her pure
Hostein lineage. She must girt nearly nine
feet around her body while her neck near
the fore legs will measure about six. She
has never been weighed, but is estimated
from $500 to 1000 pounds She has been
Kept in the barn from her calfhood, in stall
not more than fourteen feet square, yet she
is perfectly healthy, with straight, well
formed limbs, fat as butter and kidd as a
Kitten, wanting to make acquaintance with
all visitors. Mr.. Rollins has evidently given
her the best of care and treated her with
uniform kindness. We learn he has a pro.
position to place her on public exhibition He
don't think it wor h the trouble to show her at
County or State fairs.
A. Ross Weeks has in his possession the
crumbling bones of human skeleton, pro-
badly at Indian, which were found near the
shore on the farm of G. w. St. Clair at Owls
Head last week.
| SOMERSET.
NoRRIDGEwoCK.-Our correspondent writes
Sept l Burnham & Morrill, are busy pack
ing corn at their establishment here, and they
expect to put up 100000 cans from their 800
; acres. After they have completed this corn
they will devote short time to the packing
of apples.-Hussey & Conant will complete
the repairs on their store next to the post Of
flee next week, and will then move their
stock of drugs and dry goods in there. devot-
, ing the whole of the old store to clothing
manufacturing Edward Rowe, one of
the directors of the Somerset Railroad Co.,
and an old resident, is very sick with COM
plication of dseases.-Mr Morrow and Mr..
h'aos Heald, so badly injured by accidents
few weeks since, are both able TO be out Of
doors.
large part Of the material for the new
iron bridge at Fairfield has arrived. The
Remainder will be brought just as soon as
! cars can be had on which to transport it,
The Fairfield journal says Our water
works are beginning to come in on us. The
pipes are being hauled and distributed and
the sons of sunny Italy will speedily follow.
After these workmen commence upon our
streets the work will be pushed forward TO
rapid completion. The amount of excava-
ton that can be made in day by crew of
s Italians is surprising We would not like to
say that these men were created to dig in
dirt but it looks like it to bystander.-A
youngster of 10 or III years of age who has
residence in the place has been turning a PEN
nv on his own account the past week. He
went to Wiggin & Nye's and got trusted for
eggs at different times on his fathers account
I and took them into grocery store near by
e where he disposed of them thereby getting
the money which ne so much desired. II is
stated that the lad was somewhat Mortified
when his little game was declared up by his
pafer fam,iias and he has felt Disconnected
, and unconsolable ever since.
YORK.
DIR. G. Walter Fernald late of Wisconsin
State asylum for the insane at Mendoza, has
been called to a more responsible and lucra-
tive position at an institution at South Bos-
ton, Mass. DIR. Fernald studied medicine
with DIR. M. +. Wentworth, of Kittery, whose
endorsement is capital, always above par for
= young practitioner. His first practice was
at the State hospital, Portland, Me-. going
directly from there to Mendoza.
Miss Sarah Cousens, an aged maiden lady
OF LYMAN, reports the loss by THEFT of bay
mare, weighing about 900 pounds; also an
express wagon, new harness and about $50
worth of wool in shorts bags. rhe outfit is
supposed to have been stolen by one Jim
s Baker, a tramp farmer in her employ, of
a OF whom the following description is given
French origin, 60 years of age, quite gray.
5 feet inches tall, dark complexioned and
lame in left foot. State Detective Tarbox,
has the case in charge.
Lewis L., a IA year old son of Daniel
. French, who resides about a mile frem Linz
ington village. Tuesday afternoon the Both,
t took loaded gun out back of his fathers
f house to discharge. At the discharge the gun
3 kicked, stiking the boy in the pit of his
stomach and inficting an injury so bad that
he died from its effects in ahout an l,onr after